It is the lower, or inferior, part of the vena cava—a large vein also made up of the superior vena cava that carries blood from the head, neck, arms, and chest in the upper body to the heart.

Compression or obstruction of the superior vena cava ... pregnancy may experience a condition similar to SVCS called inferior vena cava syndrome. This occurs when the smaller vein transporting ...

You have two venae cavae: the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava. Together, these large veins carry deoxygenated (with the oxygen removed) blood from all over the body to the right ...